FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 17, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed DAL by 17 after three quarters and won 113–110.

Final · OT · Box score
Wolves113
Mavs110
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN -12; Q3 MIN -17; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Heat99
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Hawks81
Nets97
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN +12; Q4 NJN +16
Final · Box score
Warriors84
Sixers112
Q1 PHI +20; Q2 PHI +18; Q3 PHI +23; Q4 PHI +28
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Sonics99
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +6; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Raptors82
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Magic93
Jazz107
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +14
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Wizards108
Q1 WAS -7; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +9
On this day · 1996–97Jan 17, 1997: 9 games. Top scorer: Vin Baker (Bucks-Bulls), 36 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Mavs

Minnesota rallies from twelve down at the half, wins in overtime

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 24 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-12-170+3MIN AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves2418223514113
Mavs2925271811110
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 11, 18, 13, 14, 14, 21, 17, 22MIN22 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 23, 10, 21, 11, 24, 14, 33, 22MIN22 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 19, 21, 20, 16, 13, 16, 25, 29DAL29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Samaki WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 15, 20, 14, 20, 14, 26, 6, 23DAL23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Mavs combined for 223, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-MavsWolves 113, Mavs 110
223
Heat-LakersHeat 99, Lakers 108
207
Clippers-WizardsClippers 99, Wizards 108
207
Magic-JazzMagic 93, Jazz 107
200
Warriors-SixersWarriors 84, Sixers 112
196
Cavs-SonicsCavs 91, Sonics 99
190
Hawks-NetsHawks 81, Nets 97
178
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 93, Raptors 82
175
MIN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wolves-MavsWolves 113, Mavs 110
+3 MIN
Cavs-SonicsCavs 91, Sonics 99
+8 SEA
Heat-LakersHeat 99, Lakers 108
+9 LAL
Clippers-WizardsClippers 99, Wizards 108
+9 WAS
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 93, Raptors 82
+11 NYK
Magic-JazzMagic 93, Jazz 107
+14 UTA
Hawks-NetsHawks 81, Nets 97
+16 NJN
Warriors-SixersWarriors 84, Sixers 112
+28 PHI
MIN erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-MavsMIN won · Wolves 113, Mavs 110
17 pts
Clippers-WizardsWAS won · Clippers 99, Wizards 108
7 pts
Cavs-SonicsSEA won · Cavs 91, Sonics 99
2 pts
Hawks-NetsNJN won · Hawks 81, Nets 97
2 pts
Webber shot 15-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WebberWAS · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
71% (15-21)
MaloneUTA · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
HendersonCLE · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Van ExelLAL · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
James RobinsonLAC · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 113Mavs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves2418223514113
Mavs2925271811110
The story
Kevin Garnett had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Minnesota beat Dallas 113-110 in OT

Samaki Walker led Dallas with 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 9-17 FG

The swing

Down 17 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 35-18.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −5−12−170+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Lakers
Heat 99Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1927262799
Lakers26233128108
The story
Nick Van Exel's 23 points carried Los Angeles past Miami, 108-99

For Miami, Voshon Lenard had 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 7-11 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-19, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +7+3+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Sixers
Warriors 84Sixers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1523212584
Sixers35212630112
The story
Philadelphia beat Golden State 112-84 behind 28 points from Allen Iverson

Erick Dampier paced Golden State: 19 PTS, 10 REB 28 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 35-15 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +20+18+23+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 36 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Philadelphia by 28.

MIN over DAL3SEA over CLE8LAL over MIA9WAS over LAC9NYK over TOR11UTA over ORL14NJN over ATL16PHI over GSW28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 32

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 18, 20, 21, 39, 24, 19, 23, 32Jazz-Magic · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 22, 26, 30, 20, 25, 27, 24, 31Wizards-Clippers · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 19, 21, 20, 16, 13, 16, 25, 29Mavs-Wolves · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 22, 18, 25, 18, 7, 22, 20, 28Sonics-Cavs · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 21, 29, 8, 31, 27, 17, 31, 28Sixers-Warriors · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 7, 16, 13, 14, 16, 13, 8, 28Heat-Lakers · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Samaki WalkerDAL+6.1 14.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Sherman DouglasNJN+5.9 16.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Sam MackVAN+5.6 15.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Chuck PersonSAS+5.1 11.3 last 10 · 6.2 season
Armen GilliamMIL+4.9 14.4 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−6.5 8.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Dikembe MutomboATL−3.8 10.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Howard EisleyUTA−3.6 4.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Malik SealyDET−3.5 6.5 last 10 · 10.0 season
Dell CurryCHH−3.3 7.2 last 10 · 10.5 season